Agenda and minutes


Personnel Committee - Wednesday 11 September 2013 6.30 pm

Venue: Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury, OX15 4AA

Contact: Louise Aston, Democratic and Elections  Email: louise.aston@cherwellandsouthnorthants.gov.uk, 01295 221601

Items
No. Item

16.

Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interests.

17.

Petitions and Requests to Address the Meeting

The Chairman to report on any requests to submit petitions or to address the meeting.

 

Minutes:

There were no petitions or requests to address the meeting.

18.

Urgent Business

The Chairman to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

 

Minutes:

There was no urgent business.

19.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 60 KB

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 6 June 2013 and the Special Personnel Committee held on 23 July 2013.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 5 June 2013 and the Special Personnel Committee held on 23 July 2013 were agreed as correct records and signed by the Chairman.

 

20.

Disciplinary and Dismissal Policy pdf icon PDF 65 KB

Report of the Head of Transformation.

 

Summary

 

To consider the Council policy in relation to the revised Joint Staff Disciplinary and Dismissal Policy, specifically in relation to the Joint Management Team.

 

Recommendations

 

The Personnel Committee is recommended:

 

(1)       To consider the views and recommendations of Council and Employee Joint Committee.

 

(2)       To approve the revised Joint Staff Disciplinary and Dismissal Policy and delegate authority to the Head of Law and Governance to make any consequential changes to the Constitution.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Head of Transformation submitted a report on the revised Joint Staff Disciplinary and Dismissal Policy.

 

In introducing the report the Human Resources and Organisational Development Manager advised the committee that the Council and Employee Joint Committee had also considered and endorsed the revised policy at their meeting of 4 September 2013. The SNC equivalent Committees had also considered and endorsed the report on 10 September 2013 with the policy being taken to Council at SNC on 23 October 2013.

 

The Joint Staff Disciplinary and Dismissal Policy had been revised due to the single council position at Cherwell District Council not being covered by the old policy and whilst these changes were being made, it was decided that it was an opportunity to create greater resilience.

 

Resolved

 

(1)            That the views and recommendations of the Council and Employee Joint Committee be noted.

 

(2)            That the revised Joint Staff Disciplinary and Dismissal Policy be approved authority delegated to the Head of Law and Governance to make any consequential changes to the Constitution.

 

21.

Employment Statistic - Quarter 1 2013/2014 pdf icon PDF 63 KB

Report of Head of Transformation

 

Summary

 

The purpose of this report is to detail employment statistics, by Directorate, for information and monitoring purposes and to compare the Cherwell District Council position against the wider employment market.

 

Recommendations

 

The Personnel Committee is recommended to:

 

(1)            Note the contents of this report.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Human Resources and Organisational Development Manager presented the report of the Head of Transformation which detailed the employment statistics, by Directorate, for information and monitoring purposes.

 

The committee requested that future reports for vacancies include a column showing when they became vacant and a commentary column.

 

Resolved

 

(1)            That the report be noted.